New York Markets After Hours

FTSE 100 rises for second day; RBS drops

LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K.’s benchmark stock index closed in positive territory for a second day on Thursday, boosted by banks and upbeat corporate earnings.

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The FTSE 100 index
UKX, -1.72%
put on 0.6% to close at 6,360.81, helping send the index 1.3% higher on the month.

Shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
IAG, +0.00%
jumped 7.9%, as the company swung to a net loss for 2012 that was smaller than expected and said it won’t face the same headwinds in 2013.

Royal Bank of Scotland drops after posting a wider loss for 2012 than 2011.

On a downbeat note in the banking sector, shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
RBS, -2.05%RBS, -2.04%
dropped 6.6%. The bank said its loss in 2012 widened to 5.97 billion pounds ($9.05 billion) from £2 billion in 2011. It also announced new measures to boost capital, including shrinking 20% of its investment bank’s risk-weighted assets. See: RBS loss widens, confirms float of U.S. business

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